[PATCH 1/1] tools headers: Sync uapi/linux/prctl.h with the kernel source

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Sat Nov 01 2025 - 11:58:44 EST


tldr; Just FYI, I'm carrying this on the perf tools tree.

Full explanation:

There used to be no copies, with tools/ code using kernel headers
directly. From time to time tools/perf/ broke due to legitimate kernel
hacking. At some point Linus complained about such direct usage. Then we
adopted the current model.

See further details at:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/tools/include/uapi/README

To pick up the changes in these csets:

8cdc4d27019356b0 ("mm/huge_memory: respect MADV_COLLAPSE with PR_THP_DISABLE_EXCEPT_ADVISED")
9dc21bbd62edeae6 ("prctl: extend PR_SET_THP_DISABLE to optionally exclude VM_HUGEPAGE")

That don't introduce anything of interest for the tools/, just
addressing these perf build warnings:

Warning: Kernel ABI header differences:
diff -u tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h include/uapi/linux/prctl.h

Please see tools/include/uapi/README for further details.

Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index ed3aed264aeb2881..51c4e8c82b1e9889 100644
--- a/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -177,7 +177,17 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {

#define PR_GET_TID_ADDRESS 40

+/*
+ * Flags for PR_SET_THP_DISABLE are only applicable when disabling. Bit 0
+ * is reserved, so PR_GET_THP_DISABLE can return "1 | flags", to effectively
+ * return "1" when no flags were specified for PR_SET_THP_DISABLE.
+ */
#define PR_SET_THP_DISABLE 41
+/*
+ * Don't disable THPs when explicitly advised (e.g., MADV_HUGEPAGE /
+ * VM_HUGEPAGE, MADV_COLLAPSE).
+ */
+# define PR_THP_DISABLE_EXCEPT_ADVISED (1 << 1)
#define PR_GET_THP_DISABLE 42

/*
--
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